Kailey Mattus Receives Congressional Recognition for Her Artwork

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Congratulations to Senior Kailey Mattus for receiving the Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from Congressman Jim McGovern. She received this award for her participation in “An Artistic Discovery” the Congregational Art Competition for High School Students.

This is the piece Kailey submitted.

From the website of Jim McGovern this is a description of this competition.

Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
Participating high schools submit students’ entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.